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Why does an Indonesian woman need to be a virgin to join the military?


Posted by syahirah on 10 Jun 2015 / 1 Comment
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An expose by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in November 2014 on the use of virginity tests in Indonesia’s police force has revealed that just because people are silent over a long-standing practice, it doesn’t mean that it is accepted as a normal part of everyday life. Also referred to as the “two-finger test”, it involves […]

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Canada’s Military and Afghan Women: A Follow-Up


Posted by Krista Riley on 21 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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This piece is also posted at Muslim Lookout. I know I just talked about this last week, but all these questions about Canada’s involvement with the rights of Afghan women have remained a major news story, so I thought it was worth doing a follow-up.  There are still quite a few articles out there about […]

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